Description

Our repertoire now also includes American old timey fiddle tunes, Cajun, East European Gypsy, self-penned folk tunes and original songs with three part harmonies drawing from our three very different musical backgrounds.

Graham has great interest in world music and composition, with his other commitments being Paspatou and string quartet Orphicon, both based in Stamford. He has played at Cropredy Festival with Vicky Clayton and been on the world music stage at Glastonbury!

Les comes from a rock background and has played in Peterborough as part of the Davison/Woods band and The Point and has supported Squeeze and Billy Bragg. He has a very wide range of musical influences which have led him to working with the violin and flute and writing his own music - John Renbourn being one of the most important.

Penny comes from a classical background and a'cappella world music choirs. She fits somewhere in the middle between the Zen Style of Graham on flute and the Mad Hatter that is Les on guitar!

Description

The Springfields Festival Gardens are a beautifully landscaped area, featuring Chelsea-style celebrity showcase gardens, including designs by Charlie Dimmock, Chris Beardshaw, Kim Wilde and Steven Woodhams, and a spectacular Japanese Garden by Sansui Design.

The Gardens were completely redeveloped in 2004, in conjunction with Springfields Horticultural Society, a charity dedicated to the improvement and growth of horticulture and floral design in the Spalding region.

They have welcomed some new additions, as innovative designer, Stephen Newby unveiled a collection of his spectacular stainless steel sculptures throughout the landscaped gardens. The ‘blown’ steel sculptures are largely based around a water theme, featuring a water pyramid fountain, pillow planters and a specially commissioned 15’ ‘Kaleidoscope Wheel’, situated in the canal.

During Spring the Gardens feature a magnificent display of daffodils, tulips and other bulbs celebrating the gardens close links to the bulb industry.

Open all year round with FREE admission (except during fund-raising events), Springfields Festival Gardens were first opened in 1966 as the shop window for the flower bulb industry, introducing members of the public, amateur gardeners and enthusiasts to a wide range of horticultural experiences.

PLEASE NOTE only assistance dogs are allowed in the gardens

Carmel Gate,

Spalding,

Lincolnshire,

England,

PE12 6ET.